Peace offering: Table provides space for calm

This unusual bar-height table was created for Swedish office furniture company Blå Station. ‘I was interested by the loss of intimate spaces in public and wanted to re-introduce a private space for a quiet conversation into these busy communal environments,’ Ross tells LS:N Global.

Designed to accommodate two people, one standing at either end, the structure features a black steel and oak frame with a grey pressed polyester board shell, used for its sound-absorbing properties.

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